diff --git a/src/hooks/useReportScrollManager/index.ts b/src/hooks/useReportScrollManager/index.ts
index 8b56cd639d08..0d52dfd63159 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useReportScrollManager/index.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useReportScrollManager/index.ts
@@ -21,11 +21,15 @@ function useReportScrollManager(): ReportScrollManagerData {
      * Scroll to the bottom of the flatlist.
      */
     const scrollToBottom = useCallback(() => {
-        if (!flatListRef?.current) {
-            return;
-        }
+        // We're deferring execution here because on iOS: mWeb (WebKit based browsers)
+        // scrollToOffset method doesn't work unless called on the next tick
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+            if (!flatListRef?.current) {
+                return;
+            }
 
-        flatListRef.current.scrollToOffset({animated: false, offset: 0});
+            flatListRef.current.scrollToOffset({animated: false, offset: 0});
+        });
     }, [flatListRef]);
 
     return {ref: flatListRef, scrollToIndex, scrollToBottom};
diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsList.tsx b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsList.tsx
index c280a093cb13..3c6038697c67 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsList.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsList.tsx
@@ -325,14 +325,16 @@ function ReportActionsList({
 
     const scrollToBottomForCurrentUserAction = useCallback(
         (isFromCurrentUser: boolean) => {
-            // If a new comment is added and it's from the current user scroll to the bottom otherwise leave the user positioned where
-            // they are now in the list.
-            if (!isFromCurrentUser || !hasNewestReportActionRef.current) {
+            // If a new comment is added and it's from the current user scroll to the bottom
+            // otherwise leave the user positioned where they are now in the list.
+            // Additionally, since the first report action could be a whisper message (new WS) ->
+            // hasNewestReportAction will be false, check isWhisperAction is false before returning early.
+            if (!isFromCurrentUser || (!hasNewestReportActionRef.current && !ReportActionsUtils.isWhisperAction(sortedReportActions?.[0]))) {
                 return;
             }
             InteractionManager.runAfterInteractions(() => reportScrollManager.scrollToBottom());
         },
-        [reportScrollManager],
+        [sortedReportActions, reportScrollManager],
     );
     useEffect(() => {
         // Why are we doing this, when in the cleanup of the useEffect we are already calling the unsubscribe function?